Vertika Studio

Vertika Studio

Leadership in Form and Philosophy

Under the guidance of Professor Cletus Moobela, a globally recognised spatial strategist with a PhD in Housing and Urban Planning, VERTIKA Studio leads placemaking with precision. Prof. Moobela has held senior academic and design leadership roles, contributing to large-scale urban transformation projects across Africa and beyond. His commitment to equity-driven design ensures that every insert is not just a building, but a statement of values.

 studio@vertikafrica.org 
Led by Prof. Cletus Moobela (Read Profile)

The Spatial Heartbeat of a New Urban Future

Cities are not just built—they are imagined, interpreted, and shaped. VERTIKA Studio is the architectural and spatial design engine of the VERTIKA ecosystem. It gives form to the vision, translating policy into place, density into dignity, and infrastructure into lived experience. In a continent where the built form has too often reflected exclusion, VERTIKA Studio insists that verticality must elevate both structure and society.

This sub-brand develops and manages the design standards for all vertical inserts—ensuring modularity, contextual adaptation, and human-centred planning. It integrates placemaking into prefabrication, and public space into building envelopes. From rooftop gardens to pedestrian circulation, every element is crafted to inspire, include, and endure.

Where Architecture Meets Justice

VERTIKA Studio is not just about aesthetics—it is about spatial justice. It blends creative urbanism with functional pragmatism, embedding:

  • Co-design methodologies: Engaging communities, local artists, and urban practitioners to shape layouts and spaces.
  • Gender-responsive architecture: Designs that accommodate caregiving, safety, privacy, and intergenerational needs.
  • Climate-resilient and modular design: Passive cooling, flood-proof podiums, solar integration, and circular material logic.
  • Podium and public realm integration: Ensuring ground floors support markets, childcare, mobility nodes, and cultural life.


Embedding African Modernities

In contrast to imported megaproject aesthetics, VERTIKA Studio champions African modernities—design expressions rooted in local materiality, climatic realism, and communal belonging. Its prototypes are intentionally adaptive across climate zones—from Sahelian heat belts to coastal floodplains—yet unified by a philosophy of spatial justice and vertical inclusion.

Each insert is both a modular product and a contextual project. VERTIKA Studio ensures this duality is celebrated, not compromised.

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